What's the best blog for educators?
by Edutopia Staff
May 23, 2008
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Aside from the fact that the word blog is one of the most unfortunate neologisms of the past decade or so, the online diary form has come of age and simply can't be ignored. This, however, has not discouraged some -- well, many -- of our readers from doing just that. The big winner in this category -- if winner is the right word -- is "I don’t blog," or variations such as "No time to read blogs." One respondent also typed in: "dangerously irrelevant." We assume they meant the popular site [2], rather than the concept of blogging.
You raving anti-blogites out there know who you are, but do you know what you’re missing? Even we at Edutopia, convinced that the Internet is a great and growing education medium, will admit that blog is too often synonymous with blah, but the top sites our readers chose -- including David Warlick's 2 Cents Worth [3] and Cool Cat Teacher [4] -- almost always offer something to think about. We also received many votes for Edublogs [5], a blog creation platform which also offers lively forums where educators at all levels of tech acuity swap tips.
What do you think? Weigh in on the results.
Links:
[1] http://www.edutopia.org/edutopia-staff
[2] http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org
[3] http://www.davidwarlick.com/2cents
[4] http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com
[5] http://www.edublogs.org
[6] http://www.edutopia.org/node/5506/results
[7] http://www.edutopia.org/readers-survey-2008
[8] http://www.edutopia.org/best-educational-podcast-2008
[9] http://www.edutopia.org/best-virtual-field-trip-2008
[10] http://www.edutopia.org/best-site-download-free-lessons-2008
[11] http://www.edutopia.org/best-site-grant-information-2008
[12] http://www.edutopia.org/best-technology-product-less-100-2008
[13] http://www.edutopia.org/best-technology-tool-students-2008
[14] http://www.edutopia.org/best-education-software-2008
[15] http://www.edutopia.org/amount-spend-classroom-supplies-2008
[16] http://www.edutopia.org/best-way-get-need-classroom-2008
[17] http://www.edutopia.org/best-public-advocate-education-role-model-2008
[18] http://www.edutopia.org/best-new-book-education-2008
[19] http://www.edutopia.org/top-concern-parents-2008
[20] http://www.edutopia.org/top-concern-teachers-2008
[21] http://www.edutopia.org/what-missing-degree-certification-program-2008
[22] http://www.edutopia.org/who-teach-class-day-2008
[23] http://www.edutopia.org/subject-should-be-taught-2008
[24] http://www.edutopia.org/new-teachers-burning-out-2008
[25] http://www.edutopia.org/best-way-find-inspiration-2008
[26] http://www.edutopia.org/best-way-create-educational-community-2008